Launched in 2013 by BBC Media Applications Technologies Limited, which has been involved in meteorology since 1922, BBC Weather is free and can be downloaded to mobile phones from the Apple Store or Google Play. Key features that make BBC Weather easy to use include
These forecasts cover a period of 14 days and are also available for all major cities around the world. It provides accurate and up-to-date weather forecasts for UK cities and towns at any time of the day. The bug appears to be a longstanding issue, with users posting complaints about the matter on social media from 2013 to the present day.BBC Weather is a weather application representing in miniature the bbc.com/weather platform. iOS Maps or Google Maps, to identify where your device thinks you are located.” The BBC also advises that, “if the location displayed in the app is incorrect, check other apps on your device, e.g. Phones could be using mobile network towers, the WiFi connection or GPS to determine location and if any of these are disabled, the accuracy of location could be impacted. Until we're able to resolve this issue, tapping on 'refresh' should allow the app to pick up your actual location."Ī BBC FAQ page updated last month notes that the accuracy of location information is "heavily dependent" on an individual device, its settings and how it is connected to the internet. "We're working with Apple to fix this problem. It has given me a laugh though".Ī spokesperson for the BBC said: "We're aware of a bug in the iOS version of the BBC Weather app whereby several locations in Ghana, such as Axim or Takoradi, are displayed instead of your current location. Peter Bernard said that being in Takoradi "would be amazing, but I’m actually in the middle of the UK. However, others have found the funny side of the glitch. Others have posted with fears that their phones have been hacked given the location on display.
One user commented: "I am in Clifton, Nottingham and the BBC weather app gives me the weather for Takoradi, the weather looks nice there." The bug, which affects iOS users, shows locations in Ghana such as Axim or Takoradi, instead of users’ real locations, leading to the corporation being inundated with messages from aggrieved consumers on social media.įrustrated users in Britain have commented that the app seems to taunt them with news of the sunny temperatures in Ghana as opposed to the UK. The BBC is working with Apple to fix a bug in its weather app which appears to give users the forecast from locations based in Ghana, it has emerged.
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